RCMP Detachment Services Assistant - Valleyview, Alberta

Important messages

~~ The majority of the work will be on site at the Valleyview RCMP Detachment, but there will also be requirements to train or work at the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Satellite Detachment office as scheduled by the manager.~~

Due to the nature of the work and location of the detachment, the hiring manager has requested that all of the interviews take place in person at the detachment. Please be advised that if you are unable to attend an exam and/or interview in person then you will be eliminated from the process.*

Work environment

As an employer of choice for over 22,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 140 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada's national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities.

Detachment Services Assistant provides administrative and operational support services for police officers and other employees at a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment. This position also provides front counter and telephone assistance, services and information to the general public.

For more information about the community of Valleyview, Alberta, you may visit the following link: http://valleyview.ca (Please note that this link may only be available in English)

Intent of the process

Please note this process will only be used to staff positions in Valleyview, Alberta. Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are willing and able to work in or relocate to Valleyview, Alberta.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address, and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience. *Proof of education will be required prior to appointment.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in the provision of clerical support services, including three of the following: data entry, preparing correspondence, ordering office supplies, filing, or processing mail.
• Experience using a personal computer, and work processing and spreadsheet software.
• Experience providing services to internal and external clients / general public, via telephone or in person.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing. (Note: Written Communication Skills will be assessed throughout application.)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to organize.

• Work effectively with others
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Thinking things through
• Dependability
• Attention to detail

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Successful completion of secondary school education.

Degree equivalency

• Training and/or experience in providing financial support services such as the collection and recording of monies received, handling petty cash funds, verifying supplier invoices, preparing invoices.
• Experience in manipulating data in an electronic database.
• Experience providing administrative support services in a law enforcement and/or legal environment.
• Experience in providing records management services such as indexing, cross-referencing, filing, retrieving, retaining, archiving or destroying data.
• Experience working with Aboriginal communities.
• Knowledge of local area

• Willing and able to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
• Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes using various modes of transportation (including owned or leased government transport, commercial and light aircraft and up to and including remote locations).

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS) security clearance.
Those selected must meet and maintain the above condition of employment throughout their employment.
» » The successful applicant will have to obtain, as a minimum, an RCMP Reliability Status. The process requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

Other information

• We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.
• FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS. »»» In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. You must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each qualification, including where and how you obtained the experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s).
• Your résumé will not be used for screening purposes and may only be used a secondary source of validation. You must clearly demonstrate in your screening questions how you meet the education and/or experience (essential and asset).
• An examination will be administered.
• An interview will be conducted.
• Reference checks will be conducted.
• All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.
• A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
• Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
• Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).
• Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/
• Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.
• Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.
• Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member. Notification regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.
• Should a PS be found qualified and selected for appointment, notification regarding the PS appointment will be posted accordingly on www.jobs.gc.ca.

* Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.